School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in Kiribati
Kiribati: School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes was 2,816 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in Kiribati, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in Kiribati is 2,816 number, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
The figure is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 14.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in Kiribati peaked at 2,816 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1,293 number, in 1985.
Kiribati ranks 179th of 204 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in Kiribati, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1,400 number | — |
| 1971 | 1,435 number | +2.5% |
| 1972 | 1,469 number | +2.4% |
| 1973 | 1,503 number | +2.3% |
| 1974 | 1,538 number | +2.3% |
| 1975 | 1,560 number | +1.4% |
| 1976 | 1,550 number | -0.6% |
| 1977 | 1,528 number | -1.4% |
| 1978 | 1,513 number | -1.0% |
| 1979 | 1,509 number | -0.3% |
| 1980 | 1,500 number | -0.6% |
| 1981 | 1,484 number | -1.1% |
| 1982 | 1,444 number | -2.7% |
| 1983 | 1,399 number | -3.1% |
| 1984 | 1,336 number | -4.5% |
| 1985 | 1,293 number | -3.2% |
| 1986 | 1,320 number | +2.1% |
| 1987 | 1,396 number | +5.8% |
| 1988 | 1,464 number | +4.9% |
| 1989 | 1,536 number | +4.9% |
| 1990 | 1,602 number | +4.3% |
| 1991 | 1,650 number | +3.0% |
| 1992 | 1,689 number | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 1,738 number | +2.9% |
| 1994 | 1,793 number | +3.2% |
| 1995 | 1,851 number | +3.2% |
| 1996 | 1,910 number | +3.2% |
| 1997 | 1,965 number | +2.9% |
| 1998 | 2,017 number | +2.6% |
| 1999 | 2,123 number | +5.3% |
| 2000 | 2,153 number | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 2,173 number | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 2,176 number | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 2,145 number | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 2,120 number | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 2,164 number | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 2,316 number | +7.0% |
| 2007 | 2,415 number | +4.3% |
| 2008 | 2,496 number | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 2,533 number | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 2,465 number | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 2,320 number | -5.9% |
| 2012 | 2,215 number | -4.5% |
| 2013 | 2,113 number | -4.6% |
| 2014 | 2,056 number | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 2,127 number | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 2,300 number | +8.1% |
| 2017 | 2,452 number | +6.6% |
| 2018 | 2,611 number | +6.5% |
| 2019 | 2,753 number | +5.4% |
| 2020 | 2,816 number | +2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1,500 number | 1,400 number | 1,560 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,417 number | 1,293 number | 1,536 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,834 number | 1,602 number | 2,123 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,269 number | 2,120 number | 2,533 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,341 number | 2,056 number | 2,753 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,816 number | 2,816 number | 2,816 number | 1 |
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More education data for Kiribati
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 969 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 608 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 16,846 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 17,457 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -1.8 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1298 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 17,457 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in Kiribati?
- School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in Kiribati was 2,816 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes recorded in Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 2,816 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,293 number in 1985.
- How does Kiribati rank for school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes?
- Kiribati ranks 179th out of 204 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Kiribati?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kiribati data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the last grade of primary school as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.